he Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have failed
to make any progress regarding a new ordinance for local government
system during a meeting at the Chief Minister’s House, on Friday.
The meeting was attended, among others, by PPP ministers Pir
Mazhar-ul-Haq, Agha Siraj Durrani, Muhammad Ayaz Soomro and Rafique
Engineer.
The MQM side was represented by ministers Syed Sardar Ahmed and Dr
Sagheer Ahmed, Rabita Committee member Wasay Jaleel and Member of the
National Assembly Wasim Akhtar.
The local government ordinance is set to lapse today on November 6
(Saturday), and it is not known yet whether a new ordinance will be
promulgated or a session of the provincial assembly will be summoned. SANA
